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Sakura Wars (2020, PS4 Live Stream, Chapter 1)

Nix McRetro // 3rd January 2021 // Livestream, Sega, Sony

Another year, another round of trouble - better make it double! We revisit Ginza and the headquarters of the Imperial Combat Revue. I feel as though I’ve missed a bit by skipping over Sakura Wars 2 (and more), but that couldn’t really be helped at the time. Sakura Wars 2... Continue reading

Fallout 76 (2018, PS4 Live Stream, Day 1)

Nix McRetro // 31st December 2020 // Gaming, Livestream, Sony

I’ve got my PlayStation 4 back and I’m rediscovering what it means to be a former vault dweller. Everything looks so much better than what I’ve seen of the PS4 version of Cyberpunk 2077… Don’t worry though, my copy is in the mail. I look forward to playing it in... Continue reading

Grandia (1997, Saturn Live Stream, Day 1)

Nix McRetro // 30th December 2020 // Gaming, Livestream, Sega

This is the perfect example of why you save in at least two save slots… the game froze while trying to save after one hour of gameplay! I rebooted it a bit later and found that it had nuked my first save slot. Ouch! I might inspect the memory card... Continue reading

PSIO Multi-Disc Formatting (MULTIDISC.LST)

Nix McRetro // 28th December 2020 // Guides, Sony

PSIO Multi-Disc Formatting (MULTIDISC.LST)

Carriage returns (CR) and line feeds (LF). CRLF! Get those line endings wrong and PSIO will get angry at you by reading all the discs as one line - a recipe for disaster on my Mac. MULTIDISC.LST needed plain text with CRLF between disc entries in the setup I was... Continue reading

Replacing AT27C040 with Am29F040B

Nix McRetro // 27th December 2020 // Guides, Hacks, Sega

I found some images of DIP pinouts in my “Desktop” desktop folder. Why does one need a desktop folder on their desktop? It’s a dumping ground for things that sit on my desktop too long but I can’t bring myself to throw away. This is why I always figured it... Continue reading